Georgia chooses: Mass protests against Prorussian ruling party!

Georgia chooses: Mass protests against Prorussian ruling party!

Georgia is on the verge of a political upheaval after the Prorussian Government Party of Georgian dream under the billionaire Bidsina Iwanischwili won the last parliamentary election with 54.09 percent of the vote, the election commission reported. This election victory has already made waves, because several pro -European opposition allies reject the preliminary result and announce protests. State President Salome Surabischwili supports the opposition, which speaks of an election fraud and claims that she has actually gained the majority, which makes a clear departure from the EU course fear. Iwanischwili is also known for its connections to Russia and states the allegations that the Georgian government wants to bind the country closer to the large neighbors instead of promoting the EU accession process, which is currently on hold due to controversial laws, so Zeit.de .

The latest developments have also led to massive protests in Georgia, since the government under Iwanishwili suspended the EU accession talks. These protests were answered with hard violence, and the Lithuanian head of Gitana Nauseda is now calling for EU sanctions against Georgian leadership. The Baltic neighbors Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia have already imposed national sanctions against leading politicians, including Iwanish Wili and Interior Minister Wachtang Gomelauri. This decision concerns their entry into the three member states mentioned to react to the excessive violence of the police against peaceful demonstrators, as "https://www.vienna.at/selenskyj-sanctioned-mit-der-georgische- government"> vienna.at

The situation in Georgia remains tense, while the opposition holds on the protests and hopes for support from the West. The worrying circumstances could mean a historical turning point for the country, which has to decide between a pro -western course and the approach to Russia.